ftm Radio Page - July 16, 2010
Public and private sector broadcasters live in different worlds, or so they profess. The mandate is different. The money is different. But when ratings day arrives it’s all the same: who wins and who doesn’t. It's traditional.
Let’s go to the phones
How smart is that?
RAJAR, the UK measurement service, released (July 14) its MIDAS report on radio usage through new media. The survey now includes smartphone usage. (See RAJAR presser here)
In some respects, the results are unsurprising. Nearly one in three UK adults (31%) are accessing radio content via the internet, either to listen live or ‘catch-up’ on missed programs. Platforms like Open.fm are attracting more people. Podcasts are popular with a reasonably significant portion of adults (15%). The new platforms appear to add rather than off-set time spent listening.
Also without surprise is the importance of the mobile phone platform. One in eight have listened via their mobile phone, half of those through a FM preset and a smaller portion via a specific app. One in five smartphone (3G) users have downloaded a radio app.
It seems a portion of radio users have made their choice of digital platform. /JMH)
Recently added radio audience figures and references
- France - National Radio Audience (15/07/2010)
national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
- Germany - Radio Audience (14/07/2010)
leading stations, 2010 national survey, daily reach
- Belgium - Radio Audience (01/07/2010)
Flemish region, market share, trend
- Belgium - Radio Audience (01/07/2010)
French region, market share, trend
- Belgium - Major Media (16/06/2010)
Flemish region, radio broadcasters, public, private
- UK - National Radio Audience (13/05/2010)
market share, trend, sectors
- UK - London Radio Audience (13/05/2010)
market share, trend
- UK - National Radio Audience (13/05/2010)
BBC/commercial 'gap'
- France - Paris Radio Audience (23/04/2010)
national and local channels, market share
- Spain - National Radio Audience (16/04/2010)
national channels, reach share, trend
- France - National Radio Audience (15/04/2010)
national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
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